What other hobbies/passions do you have?

[Edbert]

I tried to find a thread about this, but they are all really old, so here we go.

Me? I like spending time on my ranch, mostly work/maintenance as in brush clearing or cabin-upgrades, but also target shooting. I have a pistol range, as well as steel profiles places at 300 (312 really), 400 and 500 yards for rifles.

I'm a computer nerd at heart, 35+ years in "IT".

I am also a pretty avid gamer, with combat-flight and sim-racing (not a fan of the more arcade style) being my two favorites.

What say ye?

 

[Ron2]

I mostly hike, like to shoot, and was an avid motorcyclist, dirt and street, but have not been since a back surgery. Just sold one of my dirt bikes and am probably going to sell the second one. I've not decided on selling my street bike but my wife has not ridden with me since moving to the phoenix area- she's a nurse and has seen too many motorcycle accidents down here.

 

[Bob T]

Motorcycles, photography, and action pistol competition...

Current motorbikes...


Just a photo of my Dad's camera...Still works.


I actually quit the shooting sports a few years ago. I was a mid level shooter in USPSA and Steel competition.

 

[Edbert]

Just a photo of my Dad's camera...Still works.

Of course it does! Thighs were made to last back then. I mentioned our ranch-cabin, we have an early 1950s refrigerator that works great, maybe too well because if you put things too close to the "ice box" it might freeze. It runs on an ammonia compressor, so when/if it ever dies, that is probably the end, it would be illegal to repair today because big brother knows what is best for us all.

 

[Ron2]

Of course it does! Thighs were made to last back then. I mentioned our ranch-cabin, we have an early 1950s refrigerator that works great, maybe too well because if you put things too close to the "ice box" it might freeze. It runs on an ammonia compressor, so when/if it ever dies, that is probably the end, it would be illegal to repair today because big brother knows what is best for us all.

Funny thing about that is we think our modern appliances are safer and more "green" yet they last 6-8 years so how green is that?

 

[Jakko]

it would be illegal to repair today because big brother knows what is best for us all.

And they're right in cases like this. Because in order to run an area, let alone a country, you need someone who looks at more than just their own little corner of it and decides if some things are better banned because they impact everyone too much. Your single fridge isn't going to make much of a difference — but if all of Texas has such fridges and just chucks them away when they're broken because everybody looks only at their own back yard, you'll all be living in an ever-expanding chemical spill sooner rather than later.

we think our modern appliances are safer and more "green" yet they last 6-8 years so how green is that?

These are two different things that you're conflating. Manufacturers have collectively decided that it's better for their wallets if they make things that only have a limited lifespan and can't be repaired easily, because then people will be forced to give the manufacturer more money to buy a new one, instead of spending less money on some parts and a technician's wages. But at the same time, as a society, we've figured out by now that the earth can't sustain infinite growth. This results in people wanting to buy things that demand less energy and resources to make and use, as well as (because of that) laws that require manufacturers to do so.

However, there's nothing really that stops manufacturers from doing both, because they're not mutually exclusive: you can build something that uses less energy to use and fewer scarce resources to make, yet still has a built-in lifespan. Welcome to capitalism.

 

[Ron2]

And they're right in cases like this. Because in order to run an area, let alone a country, you need someone who looks at more than just their own little corner of it and decides if some things are better banned because they impact everyone too much. Your single fridge isn't going to make much of a difference — but if all of Texas has such fridges and just chucks them away when they're broken because everybody looks only at their own back yard, you'll all be living in an ever-expanding chemical spill sooner rather than later.


These are two different things that you're conflating. Manufacturers have collectively decided that it's better for their wallets if they make things that only have a limited lifespan and can't be repaired easily, because then people will be forced to give the manufacturer more money to buy a new one, instead of spending less money on some parts and a technician's wages. But at the same time, as a society, we've figured out by now that the earth can't sustain infinite growth. This results in people wanting to buy things that demand less energy and resources to make and use, as well as (because of that) laws that require manufacturers to do so.

However, there's nothing really that stops manufacturers from doing both, because they're not mutually exclusive: you can build something that uses less energy to use and fewer scarce resources to make, yet still has a built-in lifespan. Welcome to capitalism.

I didn't say any of that. It's simple math. Look at the impact of a refrigerator that uses more electricity but lasts 6 times longer. Factor in six refrigerators being built, all the material being mined for six vs one refrigerator, all the extra money tha has to be earned to pay for the five extra refrigerators- travel to and from work to earn this money, etc etc and which is better for the environment? My money is on the refrigerator that lasts 50 years.

 

[calcmandan]

I tried to find a thread about this, but they are all really old, so here we go.

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Me? I like spending time on my ranch, mostly work/maintenance as in brush clearing or cabin-upgrades, but also target shooting. I have a pistol range, as well as steel profiles places at 300 (312 really), 400 and 500 yards for rifles.

I'm a computer nerd at heart, 35+ years in "IT".

I am also a pretty avid gamer, with combat-flight and sim-racing (not a fan of the more arcade style) being my two favorites.

What say ye?

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Here are a few that represent my hobbies.

 

[Jakko]

Look at the impact of a refrigerator that uses more electricity but lasts 6 times longer. Factor in six refrigerators being built

The thing is that it should easily be possible to build refrigerators that do last fifty years and use less electricity and materials to use/make than one from fifty years ago. But manufacturers don't because they will lose money on those in the long term.

 

[Bob T]

@Ron2 and @Jakko
I am starting to get a feel for one of your passions...

 

[Edbert]

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Here are a few that represent my hobbies.

I was a firewall admin for over 15 years, I only provide oversight these days :-(

 

[Edbert]

all be living in an ever-expanding chemical spill

Is ammonia that much worse than the R-22 "Freon" that replaced it or the R-410A that replaced it? Ammonia is just hydrogen and nitrogen which occur naturally.

Honest question, I do not know the truth.

But I do know that every R-22 system I've had (apartment and home air-conditioners or food refrigerators/freezers, or automotive AC), well they all leak, over time and need a recharge. That old-school fridge is still running, if it leaked it would have stopped working long ago.

 

[Ron2]

Is ammonia that much worse than the R-22 "Freon" that replaced it or the R-410A that replaced it? Ammonia is just hydrogen and nitrogen which occur naturally.

Honest question, I do not know the truth.

But I do know that every R-22 system I've had (apartment and home air-conditioners or food refrigerators/freezers, or automotive AC), well they all leak, over time and need a recharge. That old-school fridge is still running, if it leaked it would have stopped working long ago.

Probably depends which lobbyists have more money.

 

[user 22148]

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Here are a few that represent my hobbies.

Nice - what is that, is it a Mooney?

 

[BattleScale Collectica]

Shooting, cars, filmmaking and of course modeling

 

[Heavy 7]

Other hobbies: I have a few; like to build things.

Pep

 

[BattleScale Collectica]

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Pep

Very nice!!!!

Here is a render for my 86' Cutlass RestoMOD I'm working on.

 

[Edbert]

My hotrod, I've owned it for almost 50 years, but it is nowhere near as old as those above.

 

[BattleScale Collectica]

My hotrod, I've owned it for almost 50 years, but it is nowhere near as old as those above.

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as a Camaro owner I have to say - wow that's a sweet ride

 

[BarleyBop]

If it's not listening to music, it's playing.

Started playing again, with lessons, after retirement and the house renovations were complete a few years ago.
Flamenco guitar which I had started and paused in my 40s, the flute , which I hadn't touched since the 90s, and the piano which I'd played on and off since I was a kid.
Music is a wonderful thing.

 

[calcmandan]

My hotrod, I've owned it for almost 50 years, but it is nowhere near as old as those above.

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I have to admit that picture kind of got me aroused.

 

[ohbejuan]

I have been doing podcasting for a couple of years as my other hobby, including audio editing of the episodes. My old podcast was a bout D&D. In my current one my friends and I are watching every zombie movie ever made in order. We discuss each movie and it's contribution to the genre. We have been going for a year and a half, and only have two more episodes and we get to the granddad of them all: Night of the Living Dead

 

[ohbejuan]

I have been doing podcasting for a couple of years as my other hobby, including audio editing of the episodes. My old podcast was a bout D&D. In my current one my friends and I are watching every zombie movie ever made in order. We discuss each movie and it's contribution to the genre. We have been going for a year and a half, and only have two more episodes and we get to the granddad of them all: Night of the Living Dead

I will self promote this one time, but will not be aggressive. Just for those interested.

www.zombiestrainspodcast.com

 

[ajkitt]

Stamps, comics, music collections. All the things from my youth I forgot I enjoyed. Add to that a little woodworking, and I am guaranteed to be totally broke (yet happy) when my clock runs out!

If I had more space, I'd probably do some railroading, too.

 

[TimM63]

Woodworking and baking.

 

[BOATMAN]

YES MY other likes are model trains an scratch building r/c warships an vid games on tv an motor bikeing till got a back injury so my bike got sold an because my then girl freind woulnt ride on it as she was to scared so had to get my car test passed firt time an passed my motor bike test first time as well as i was lucky as i nearly hit the exsaminer after he jumped out behind a parked car in a emergentcy stop lol

 

[Ron2]

YES MY other likes are model trains an scratch building r/c warships an vid games on tv an motor bikeing till got a back injury so my bike got sold an because my then girl freind woulnt ride on it as she was to scared so had to get my car test passed firt time an passed my motor bike test first time as well as i was lucky as i nearly hit the exsaminer after he jumped out behind a parked car in a emergentcy stop lol

What kind of bike did you have?

 

[BOATMAN]

What kind of bike did you have?

HI Ron 2 well i only had small bikes as could not afford a big one as i started off at 16 yrs old on a honda 90 then a honda 175 then a super sports honda 175 then a honda 250 an then a honda 250 custom with king an qeen seat then a honda 350 an the last was a susuki GT 380 AN that was the first bike i got up to the golden number a ton but by gum it took some stopping as it was a 3 cylinder with 3 carbs an 6 gears but it was a two stroke but talk about make smoke wow

 

[Ron2]

HI Ron 2 well i only had small bikes as could not afford a big one as i started off at 16 yrs old on a honda 90 then a honda 175 then a super sports honda 175 then a honda 250 an then a honda 250 custom with king an qeen seat then a honda 350 an the last was a susuki GT 380 AN that was the first bike i got up to the golden number a ton but by gum it took some stopping as it was a 3 cylinder with 3 carbs an 6 gears but it was a two stroke but talk about make smoke wow

Hondas are great bikes. Those are a fun's size too- be good for a twisty road! I've always had bigger bikes, had a Kaw z1 900- really wish I hadn't sold that bike as it was my dads. Currently I have a Honda 1800 and a Honda crf450R but I think my dirt bike days are done due to my back. Plus that 450 is way over my skill level.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Without music.? Man will die from a great loneliness of the spirit..